A Woman Drives Toward the Face of a Cliff at 26.8

question 5

Multiple Choice

A woman drives toward the face of a cliff at 26.8 m/s.She sounds a burst on her 500-Hz car horn and then listens for the echo.Assuming 313 m/s to be the speed of sound,the woman hears an echo frequency of

• A)about 595 Hz
• B)about 545 Hz
• C)exactly 500 Hz
• D)about 460 Hz
• E)exactly 1000 Hz

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Definitions:

Determinist

A philosophical position that suggests every event, action, and decision results from something independent of the human will.

Positivist Perspective

A philosophical approach that emphasizes empirical and scientific evidence to understand and explain social phenomena.

Absolutist

Adopting a perspective or stance that does not allow for flexibility, compromise, or variation; seeing things in an absolute, unchangeable way.

Positive Deviants

Individuals or groups who deviate from the norm in ways that have beneficial effects or contribute positively to society.